I have wanted to keep you updated more about my pantry efforts, but my progress occurs in the span of months, not weeks. That is poverty. Growth is very slow, and hard to accomplish...and to maintain.
I can tell you that I am eating cheap foods and trying get to save as much of what I have as I can. I have to buy my staple foods, like pastas and dry milk and coffee, but I am also trying to buy extras of the least expensive foods.
I finally made the decision to buy a small pressure cooker (4 quart instead of 6 quart) so I can start to learn how to cook dry beans and other foods with it.
Deciding how much I need as a three-month supply is becoming an interesting quest.
I am also deciding on my primary storage options. I like the clear plastic securely locking containers I currently use, so will try to decide how many I will need for my food items. If I can work out the storage for one month, I can just multiply that by three. It will be a lot easier for rotating supplies.
As I figure out my emergency pantry, I will try to update you. I will use the starting keywords "food emergencies" so you can easily find those posts among my other food-related posts.
Until next time, I hope you are thinking ahead to your own possible emergencies, whether in food, money, or health issues.
In Christ,
Deborah Martin
I decided to take a photo of my food supply...
and my storage containers. Not much, but where I am right now.
